[meteorite-list] AD - Huge 6.6Kg Breccia and others for Offer

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Mar 21 13:24:53 2005
Message-ID: <02cf01c5204d$2aaa6d70$c0a9cf44_at_Gregor>

Dear list members,

I would like to announce another selection of "Best Offer Takes It". In
other words, I have four meteorites that I will offer to "list members only"
in a silent auction. It will commence once this message posts and will end
on Thursday, March 19th at 10:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time -Florida,
USA).

I will accept single offers or upgraded offers throughout the time frame and
will not post publicly or privately any of the offers. I will also keep the
winning bidder confidential. If the winning bidder wants to announce their
cool new acquisition(s), that is up to them.

Are you ready? Here are the four selections, three being awesome, one I just
want to quit tripping over ;-) There are several pictures of each collaged
into a single picture so it may take a little while to load, but well worth
the wait:

Offering #1:
69.9 gram Oriented unclassified Saharan chondrite, 90% Black fusion crust
with solid frothing on trailing end. This is a nice fresh stone, the photo
makes it look grayish. To see, click here:
http://www.lunarrock.com/3-3/oriented.jpg

Offering #2:
679 gram MUSEUM QUALITY unclassified Saharan chondrite (probably "L" and
NOT paired to 869) with a HUGE Metal Nodule popping out of the edge. The
nodule measures 1" (25mm) across and is just bizarre! I was going to polish
and etch the nodule but decided I should leave it in its natural state.
Several people saw it during the Tucson Show and offered to "Buy it Now".
Now is your chance. To see, click here:
http://www.lunarrock.com/3-3/metalnodule.jpg

Offering #3:
6644 gram MUSEUM QUALITY Brecciated chondrite with inclusions protruding
from all sides! This has not been classified but I did break off a small
fragment and polished it to reveal that it is an "H" chondrite as can be
seen in the inset picture. The neat thing about this is that the large
inclusions are packed full of even more metal as they draw a magnet stronger
than the matrix. The largest inclusion measures 2 3/8" (60mm) x 1" (25mm)
and the rest range from small to medium. The stone stands 6 1/2" (165mm)
tall x 8" (203mm) wide x 7 1/2" (190mm) deep and is a Pyramid shape with one
of the four sides displaying a dark brown crust, the other three have been
sandblasted over time to reveal the more durable metal-rich inclusions. No
matter what side you place this specimen, it shows great. To see, click
here: http://www.lunarrock.com/3-3/breccia.jpg

Offering #4:
4745 gram unclassified chondrite (most likely an "H"). Like many other
unclassified chondrites I have from several trips to the Sahara, this one is
uncut but I polished a small window on one side (hard to see in lower
picture). This has a very small amount of original crust and the rest shows
the sandblasting affects the Saharan winds have on meteorites like the large
breccia above. To see, click here:
http://www.lunarrock.com/3-3/chondrite.jpg

To place your offers for any of these, please email me at
gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com and write your highest bid and the "Offering" number
with description (i.e. 'Offering #3, 6644 gram Breccia...') in your message.
Remember, if I like the highest offer, I will accept it and these items will
no longer be available so make sure you place the highest bid you are
comfortable with.

I reserve the right to refuse any offer for any reason. If the highest offer
does not match my expectations, I may put the item(s) on eBay after I notify
the highest bidder(s) to see if we can work something out.

I will email the person with the highest acceptable offer and make payment
and shipping arrangements after the deadline has been reached.

Please keep in mind that all of these specimens look much better in person
as it is very difficult to get actual colors at times.

Best regards, good luck and have fun,

Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com
IMCA 2185
Received on Thu 03 Mar 2005 07:00:24 PM PST